How to Get the Stormwater BMP 50/50 Cost-Share Program

What you get

Provides grants for up to 50% of the cost to install eligible stormwater infiltration practices on private property, including rain gardens, bioretention cells, pervious pavement, native landscaping, and soil-quality restoration. The city page does not publish a fixed dollar cap; one project per owner per year. Practices must conform to the Iowa Stormwater Management Manual or the Iowa Rain Garden Manual, and a maintenance agreement is required. The grant is awarded before installation; funding renews July 1 (City of Davenport; last verified July 2026).

• Residential: Up to 50% of installation cost (no fixed dollar cap published); one project per owner per year

Are you eligible?

• Be a City of Davenport customer
• Property located in: Davenport
• Owner subject to the Davenport Clean Water Utility Fee
• Practice conforms to the Iowa Stormwater Management Manual or Iowa Rain Garden Manual
• Maintenance agreement required; grant awarded before installation
• One project per owner per year; funding renews July 1

What applying usually looks like

A general guide. Always confirm the exact steps on the official program page, since each provider runs its process a little differently.

1. 1

   Apply and get written approval first

   Submit your application to City of Davenport and wait for written approval before you remove any turf or start work. Starting early is the most common reason a rebate is denied.

2. 2

   Do the conversion

   Replace your lawn with the qualifying landscaping, following the eligibility requirements above.

3. 3

   Submit your claim

   After the work is done, submit your claim on the official program page. Confirm the exact forms, receipts, and any photos they require there, since those vary by program.